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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    From Lima to Bangkok, WIEGO Lays Out Strategy to Improve Conditions of Informal Workers in Six Target Cities

    By Jenna Harvey It is morning rush hour in Bangkok and moto-taxi drivers ferry hurried commuters through stalled traffic. In Mexico City,...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Local Governments Should Prioritize Health and Safety for Informal Workers

    The deadly factory fire at Rana Plaza five years ago this week sparked global outrage about workers’ safety. The incident in Bangladesh prompted...

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    Building Collective Power September 12, 2019

    Trabajadoras y trabajadores a domicilio de América Latina celebran la puesta en marcha de una nueva organización regional

    Los y las trabajadoras a domicilio de América Latina han dado un importante paso con la creación de un frente unido que luche por su visibilidad...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Workplace Violence and Harassment: Informal Workers Also Need Protection

    By Karin Pape & Leslie Vryenhoek In city streets and markets across the Global South, street vendors have little protection from harassment,...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Quality Child Care is a Missing Piece of the Poverty-reduction Puzzle

    A discussion with Mirai Chatterjee on SEWA’s holistic model and approach   The Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) in India has been...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Can Waste Pickers Help Solve Delhi’s Towering Trash Problem?

    With Avi Singh Majithia Delhi’s Qutub Minar, the tallest minaret in the world, rises high above many of the capital city’s landmarks, but...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Roma, galardonada y candidata a los Óscar y algunas lecturas imprescindibles sobre el trabajo del hogar

    El próximo mes, sabremos si el conmovedor retrato del director Alfonso Cuarón Orozco sobre una trabajadora del hogar en México en los años...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Working Poor Women are Redefining How to Achieve Gender Equality

    For International Women’s Day, WIEGO is launching a month-long series to dive into the lives of women working in the informal economy. We...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    ¿Dónde están las ciudades inclusivas? Vendedores y vendedoras ambulantes en todo el mundo se enfrentan a hostilidades crecientes

    El equipo de Políticas Urbanas de WIEGO analizó en los últimos 18 meses nuevos artículos sobre venta ambulante en seis países para comprender...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Créer un « espace public pour tous » : stratégies utiles à l’intention des vendeurs et vendeuses de rue

    Par Jenna Harvey « Je veux voir une ville sans expulsions. Je veux les voir [vendeurs de rue] jouir du droit à la ville, où aucun gouvernement,...

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